Centre for Language and Linguistic Studies

Founded in 2007, the Centre for Language and Linguistic Studies (CLLS) aims to promote interdisciplinary collaboration in linguistic research and teaching. Membership embraces not just linguists in the SECL language sections (English, German, French) but also researchers in philosophy, computing, psychology and anthropology, reflecting the many and varied routes by which individuals come to a love of language and an interest in the various disciplines and sub-disciplines of linguistics. Contributions from researchers in all areas of linguistic enquiry are welcome.

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Jeremy Scott, The Demotic Voice in Contemporary British Fiction (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009)
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Guest Lecture by Dr. David Britain
4th June 2009

The Centre for Language & Linguistics Studies is pleased to announce a Guest Lecture by Dr. David Britain of the Department of Languages and Linguistics, University of Essex, which will take place on Thursday, 4th June at 5.15pm in Grimond Lecture 2. A drinks reception will take place afterwards in the foyer.

Dr. Britain will talk on the "Variation and change in hiatus resolution in southern British English".

Traditional varieties of south-eastern English have a very complex system for resolving hiatus, complex largely because of the residues of a number of independent changes that took place at different points in its history. Systematic change is afoot, however, to this pretty complex system. Evidence will be presented to show that the hiatus resolution system is gradually being simplified. Here, Dr. Britain examines the sociogeographical origins of this change, and presents some possible explanations for its structure and direction.

All are most welcome to attend. .

 
CLLS Inaugural Lecture and Launch,
28 February 2008

Dr Jon Mills (Centre for Language and Linguistic Studies), delivered a lecture entitled 'Genocide and Ethnocide: The Suppression of the Cornish Language'.

 
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Events

Interfaces in Language II
5–7 May 2009

Conference was held at the University of Kent, Canterbury.

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Null subjects and other curiosities of Newfoundland English
11 December 2009

CLLS Lecture by
Dr Susanne Wagner

 

Forthcoming Lectures
March 30 2009

Dr Cornelius Puschmann (Düsseldorf)

 

June 4 2009
Dr David Britain (Essex)

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